Class 14 Junior Showmanship winners (shown above) at the 2017 Alabama Junior Beef Expo are pictured with Alabama Farmers Federation President Jimmy Parnell. From left are Parnell; Aaron “Ace” Ashley of Sand Rock in Cherokee County, first place; Victoria Thompson of Opelika of Lee County, second; Sydney Ritter of Lexington in Lauderdale County, third; Drew Conway of Cullman in Cullman County, fourth; and Alexis Bolding of Maplesville in Chilton County, fifth.

Class 15 Junior Showmanship winners at the 2017 Alabama Junior Beef Expo are pictured with Alabama Farmers Federation President Jimmy Parnell. From left are Parnell; Walker Johnson of Cullman in Cullman County, first place; Abbey James of Prattville in Autauga County, second; Claire Allen of Lafayette in Chambers County, third; Emma Claire Long of Clio in Dale County, fourth; and John English of Atmore in Escambia County, fifth.

Class 18 Junior Showmanship winners at the 2017 Alabama Junior Beef Expo are pictured with Alabama Farmers Federation President Jimmy Parnell. From left are Parnell; Dow Boyd of Dothan in Coffee County, first place; Makayla Walker of Toney in Madison County, second; Mattie Wood of Cullman in Cullman County, third; Tyler Crim of Elrod in Tuscaloosa County, fourth; and Alyvia Watson of Wilmer in Mobile County, fifth.

Class 19 Junior Showmanship winners at the 2017 Alabama Junior Beef Expo are pictured with Alabama Farmers Federation President Jimmy Parnell. From left are Parnell; Ella Grace Downs of Deatsville in Elmore County, first place; Gus Ashley of Hope Hull in Autauga County, second; Nathan Alexander of Bremen in Cullman County, third; Hannah Grace McHugh of Auburn in Lee County, fourth; and Luke Ray of Northport in Tuscaloosa County, fifth.

Class 21 Junior Showmanship winners at the 2017 Alabama Junior Beef Expo are pictured with Alabama Farmers Federation President Jimmy Parnell. From left are Parnell; Mackenzie Smith of Guntersville in Marshall County, first place; Lilie Annie Stagner of Chunchula in Mobile County, second; Amelia Thrower of Arab in Marshall County, third; Ben Conway of Cullman in Cullman County, fourth; and JD Perry of Pennington in Choctaw County, fifth.

The Junior Beef Expo was held March 17 in Montgomery as part of the Southeastern Livestock Expo. The Showmanship Contest is sponsored by the Alabama Farmers Agriculture Foundation.